Devil's Tooth vs Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo

Hydnellum peckii compared with Dasypus pilosus

Key Differences

Devil's Tooth is Endangered while Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Tooth	Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family	Bankeraceae	Dasypodidae
Genus	Hydnellum	Dasypus
Species	Hydnellum peckii	Dasypus pilosus

Conservation Status

Devil's Tooth

EN — Endangered

Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Tooth	Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.